anyone shipping to a rural australian address, does the last leg kill it
reported by members, own currency, not comparable directly
private clinic, UK 145 - 220
statutory, DE 10 co-pay
private script, DE 180 - 240
pharmacy, PL 95 - 140
pharmacy, SE 210 - 260as far as i understood it a year ago, the pbs listing covered the diabetes indication and not weight management, and that split catches people out
clinic versus pharmacy came out roughly even for me once the consult fees were counted in
pharmac in new zealand, has anything moved on funding
right so tga and the shortage notices, is that still going where people are
an nz member put their monthly cost at roughly 500 new zealand dollars in 2024. one person at one dose
wouldnt risk reconstituted
unrelated but a parcel of mine sat in a queensland depot for 8 days in summer, and it tested fine afterwards, which surprised me
did the compounders give any notice before they stopped
summer is the risk
tga and medsafe are separate regulators making separate decisions, and people conflate them constantly
australian figures members reported ran from about 130 to 400 a month depending on route and dose, as of about a year ago
people did stockpile before the compounding change and some of them are still working through it
i keep a spare month in the fridge specifically because summer ordering down here is a gamble
*Janoshik not the other one
whats the wait like to see somebody about this in australia
insulated pouch, gel packs frozen solid, fastest leg you can buy. that is the whole summer protocol as this room has it
is there any reimbursement in nz at all or is it fully private
coming back after 26 months, is supply any better in australia now
i pay for the fastest service in summer purely to shorten the hot part, not to get it any sooner
supply steadied here
how bad is the heat problem in january really
[edited]the pharmacist i asked was straightforward about supply and had no idea about anything else, which is fair enough
lyophilised powder survived an australian summer for me. reconstituted would not have and i would not try it
that was a year ago
what does a pharmacist in australia say if you just ask about supply
nz supply has tracked australian supply closely in everything members have reported. the two markets are not independent
i was wrong about the compounding change taking effect immediately, it was phased, and i had told three people otherwise
how long is transit into australia running at the moment
the depot is the problem
the wait to see somebody was quoted to me as a few weeks privately and much longer publicly, when i asked in 2024
update on the earlier thing the members who were on a compounded version mostly moved to the branded product and paid more, from what i saw, take that with a pinch of salt
an australian summer transit is the worst cold chain problem discussed in this channel and it is not close, from memory
nz has it worse
[edited]anyone had a parcel sit in a hot depot for 4 days